Crime down in first three months of 2013

While it might not exactly be a technical term, the word “blah” is how Cheney Police Department Cmdr. Rick Campbell describes crime in the city over the first three months of 2013.

“Which is a good thing,” Campbell adds.

According to information in the Monthly Accountability Review reports for January – March, overall activity in the 10 areas covered in the Uniform Crime Reports is down in 2013 over the same period in 2012. Total incidents reported through March were 148, compared to 169 last year, a decrease of 12.42 percent.

Most areas have shown decreases in all three months with the except...